Welcome to the Hardware and Networking course. In this course, you will learn the hardware and technologies that keep the world connected and running today. This course will teach you how networks actually work and how you are able to connect to websites. And to have a complete understanding of how network works, you have to understand computer hardware as well. This course will let you go on a tour of the various components inside a computer that make it work and connect to the internet.

In this course, you will learn about:

• Network concepts, design and administration
• Understanding computer hardware about how they work
• Determine which components are important for improving computer and network performance
• Hardware and network troubleshooting
• Software installation and upgrading
• Software and hardware issues in networking
• How data is forwarded through a network
• What are hubs, switches, routers

After the completion of this course, you will be able to discuss hardware and networking topics confidently; and be able to start configuring real networking devices such as hubs, routers and switches. We have designed this course for anyone wanting to learn more about hardware and networking and obtain foundational knowledge, to help them embark on their networking career.